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Course ID	Course
CHIN 402	CHIN 402 Advanced Chinese Language & Culture ll Course Credits: 3 As an advanced course in Mandarin Chinese, CHIN 402 continues to improve students' capabilities in the skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on conversational skills. With extensive listening, speaking, and reading practice, these courses will help students enlarge their Chinese vocabulary, improve their oral skills, increase their understanding of Chinese grammar, and enrich their knowledge of Chinese culture. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 401, or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with an equivalent level of competency.
CHIN 411	CHIN 411 Modern Chinese Texts I Course Credits: 3 An intensive reading course for students who have acquired advanced reading skills in modern Chinese. Selected reading materials cover a wide range of modern and contemporary Chinese fiction, non-fiction, and cinematic texts from 1975 to the present. Through intensive reading of some influential works of this period, students will gain a better understanding of the development and major themes of modern Chinese culture. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 402, Gr. 12 Chinese, or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with an equivalent level of competency. NB: Currently offered as a Directed Study.
CHIN 412	CHIN 412 Modern Chinese Texts II Course Credits: 3 An intensive reading course for students who have acquired advanced reading skills in modern Chinese. Selected reading materials cover a wide range of modern and contemporary Chinese fiction, non-fiction, and cinematic texts from 1975 to the present. Through intensive reading of some influential works of this period, students will gain a better understanding of the development and major themes of modern Chinese culture. Prerequisite(s): CHIN 402, Gr. 12 Chinese, or instructor's permission following a successful Mandarin Placement test. Courses are for Chinese native-language speakers or those with an equivalent level of competency. NB: Currently offered as a Directed Study
CMFT 525	CMFT 525 Foundational Skills in Counselling Course Credits: 3 This course is designed to help students develop and apply basic counselling skills and helping attitudes and to assist students in developing an understanding of the helping and therapeutic process. Self-awareness and evaluation, giving and receiving feedback, and reflection upon the development of clinical skills alongside of individual counselling style is an essential part of this course. Prerequisite(s): None.
CMFT 552	CMFT 552 Marriage and Family Therapy Theories Course Credits: 3 This course introduces the classic and post-modern family systems concepts and theories. Multiple models of family systems therapy will be presented to provide a framework for conceptual integration and application to clinical practice. Throughout the course students will be encouraged to assess and integrate family therapy theories with a Christian worldview. This course also provides opportunities for professional development through personal reflection and the construction of an integrated therapeutic perspective on the process of change and care within family therapy. Co-requisite(s): CMFT 553.
CMFT 553	CMFT 553 Advanced Skills in Marriage and Family Therapy Course Credits: 3 This course introduces students to conceptual, executive, and perceptual therapy skills, including forming a therapeutic relationship, clinical documentation, crisis management and countertransference issues. The skills will be acquired in class lectures and exercises as well as weekly practice sessions with their peers. Issues that are related to diversity and power and privilege as they relate to the areas of age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, SES, spirituality, and ethnicity will also be addressed. Open only to MAMFT graduate students or with special permission. Co-requisite(s): CMFT 552.
CMFT 580	CMFT 580 Psychopathology Course Credits: 3 This course will cover the assessment and treatment of major psychopathologies of the DSM–5. Students will gain familiarity with the DSM, and alternative approaches to psychological distress. Students will learn about various diagnostic techniques and some psychological assessment tools relevant to the disorders studied. MFT specific assessment perspectives and practices will be covered within the course, and psychopharmacological treatment of the different disorders will also be addressed. The role of spirituality in psychological dysfunction and well-being will be explored.
CMFT 582	CMFT 582 Statistics and Research Course Credits: 3 This course provides students with an understanding of clinical research methods and design. Additionally, this course addresses the relevance of research to students’ clinical work. Students will investigate existing research and research methods used in MFT, including quantitative and qualitative and mixed methods designs. Ethical issues and considerations in research will also be addressed, as well as learning to critically evaluate existing research. A primary aim of this course is to help students become evidence-based practitioners and navigate how to critically evaluate current research.
CMFT 590	CMFT 590 Counselling Practicum Course Credits: 3 This course provides 140 hours of supervised experience by a qualified faculty member and site supervisor. Students must have at least 40 hours of direct client contact (10 additional group hours gained through group class) and meet weekly for individual and group supervision. Practicum is demanding and challenging. Students need to be aware that it is common to exceed 140 hours of involvement and plan to allot sufficient time for focused involvement. Supervision will also include client concerns related to diversity aspects including age, gender, sexual orientation, health/ability, culture, spirituality, ethnicity, power, and privilege. Prerequisite(s): CMFT 552, 553. 664.

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